We're the majority!

[Hayseed]

Around here about 10% of women will wear a skirt/dress as casual clothing most days, maybe upwards 30% when the weather is nice(and lower ofc when its -20°c and a Blizzard raging). Mostly from counting people at the mall or patients at work so not as representative as on public transit in a big city.

A few years back, I was doing video work for a local girls' high school basketball team. One day, I had to take the DVD into the school to leave with the coach. As it happened, I arrived right at the time between classes. The hall was filled with students (all girls) and not a skirt in sight. This would have been in February. Most days at a crowded shopping mall where I went to play chess, I would see hundreds of people and maybe one or two (women) wearing skirts. That is where I got my one half of one percent statistic - personal observation. That was in woke Seattle.

[Spirou003]

In my small circle (almost exclusively male), I already have discussed about the skirt wearing with a lot of people. Three male friends, my brother and my father would never wear it (same for a kilt), one friend already wore a kilt to a party but not for a daily attire and would not wear skirt, another friend I don't know about kilt but he told me he would not for a skirt. In the women's side, the first is ocasionnally wearing dresses in the summer, the second told me she doesn't like wearing skirt/dress, the third I don't know (I never seen her wearing any and she never told about it, but I believe it's related to her weight). But the first also told me that she dresses more girly in private than at work to avoid having too many reactions from the (teenage) students.
This sums up to 1/8 for men (I am, of course, the one), and 1/3 for women. I don't feel I belong to any majority with my rare closeted skirt wearing and my rare public kilt wearing.

As for women's casual clothing in public, the same goes here in Belgium, I don't remind a single day out without seeing a few of them wearing a skirt or a dress (even in the coldest days of the winter), and in summer they are very numerous.

[Modoc]

I like the math, but I'm sure it's a bit overly optimistic. The world that most of us see is very limited despite all the media opportunities. Where I am, the number of women who wear skirts and dresses on a daily basis is considerable. Maybe even as many as a third. The men who do so are just me, and I'm sure that statistic looks something like .0000001/1. But I don't get discouraged because no one tries to stop me from wearing what I want, and that's really all I need. Living life in the minority is just fine.

[Grok]

Keep in mind that what I was saying was not that the majority of people you see wearing skirts in public are men.

Carl is probably right about the romantic chances of MIS, but I'm 77 y.o., so that isn't really an issue with me any more.

Agree with both of you. I am 68 y.o., so my romantic chances would be slim to none even without MIS.

In any case, I would be interested in a romantic relationship only with attractive young ladies. But I am too old for them. And older women lack any such allure.

[Grok]

Glitch with my last post. The text at the bottom-it appears as though I am quoting Hayseed, when in fact those are my own words, regarding me.

[Uncle Al]

Fixed your 'glitch'

[Mouse]

...But I don't get discouraged because no one tries to stop me from wearing what I want, and that's really all I need. Living life in the minority is just fine.

I am also totally fine with being interesting and therefore in the minority. I stand out and am remembered by people.

[DrFishnets]

To be honest I’m totally fine with being in the minority too as a MIS even though I mentioned earlier in this thread that I feel I’m the only middle aged guy in my town who dresses as a MIS. As a guy who has always hated been part of the crowd and I just like being different I find it more liberating and exciting walking in a nice skirt or dress and a pair of tights whilst all the other guys are in their trousers, shorts and jeans. I am into goth “girl” outfits and usually my outfits consist of long black skirts and fishnet tights with Doc Martens boots and leather biker jackets and I feel great being different.

[Mouse]

I am into goth “girl” outfits and usually my outfits consist of long black skirts and fishnet tights with Doc Martens boots and leather biker jackets and I feel great being different.

I am so looking forwards to the end of the month where we can meet-up at the 'Great Event' in Aberdeen.